San Diego State University
Arabic 102
Spring 2015
Instructor: Ghassan Zakaria
Room: EBA 444
Email Address:gzakaria@mail.sdsu.edu
Section: 1
Office: SHW 222
Office hours: Tuesday 12:55 -1:55 and or by appointment
Prerequisite
Arabic 101 or equivalent
Course Description:
Continuation of ARBC 101.Continues to develop oral and written skills based on
practical everyday needs. It will focus on your Arabic conversational skills, everyday
uses vocabulary, linguistic structures and essential grammatical forms, in addition to the
Middle Eastern Culture. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) will be used for classroom
instruction.
Required Textbook & Resources:
1. Hand out will be prepared by the instructor.
2. Self-written dialogues
Course Requirements:
1. Daily attendance and class participation are expected and are vital for your success in
this class. Missing more than three classes will cause you to lose a percentage of
attendance points. If you have to miss a class, you are still responsible for the day’s
content and homework assignment. Use of cell phones and other electronic equipment
will be noted as absence.
2. No make-up exams will be given unless you have made arrangements with me prior
to exam day.
3. Regular homework assignments will be assigned, collected, and scored. They are due
in the first 5 minutes of class.
4. Blackboard Grade Book: You will have increased control over your final course
grade if you keep track of your earned points on Blackboard Grade Book. The points
you earn during the semester will be posted about every two weeks.
5. No food in the classroom
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Course Objectives
Students will be able to successfully manage a number of uncomplicated communicative
tasks in straightforward social situations. It is expected that by the 16th week students will
be able to:
1. Understand main ideas of simple texts and conversations mostly of highly
predictable topics which may include personal biographies, routine or habitual
activities, description of people, places or things, and weather.
2. Carry on simple conversations related to previously mentioned topics.
3. Write simple paragraphs on very familiar topics.
4. Read with comprehension material in MSA with some comprehension of texts on
simple narratives of routine behavior, highly predictable description of people, places
or things, personal biographies and weather.
5. Learn more about Arab culture.
Grade distribution:
1. Attendance and participation 5%
Attendance and participation in all aspects of the course is required. Class
discussions, student presentations, small-group activities, in-class writing
assignments, homework writing assignments, and discussion of videos and slide
presentations are all very important parts of this course.
2. Homework 10%
- Homework will be assigned on a daily basis.
3. Tests 25%
Test 1 Monday Feb 09
Test 2 Monday Feb 23
Test 3 Monday March 09
Test 4 Monday April 13
Test 5 Monday April 27
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4. Mid – term Exam 30%
Oral: Monday March 23
Written: Wednesday March 25
5. Final Exam 30%
Oral: Wednesday May 06
Written: Friday May 08 @ 10:30-12:30
Note: Oral tests will be given during the semester also. They will be related to
what is covered in class. Pronunciation, fluency, width of vocabulary and
appropriate, functional usage will be taken in account
Course Grade Scale:
A
AB+
B
B-
93-100
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
C+
C
CD+
D
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
DF
60-62
59 and below
Student with disability
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this
class, it is your responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473.
To avoid any delay in the receipt of your accommodations, you should contact Student
Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that accommodations are not
retroactive, and that accommodations based upon disability cannot be provided until you
have presented your instructor with an accommodation letter from Student Disability
Services. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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Jan 21
1. Introduction
2. Review of Arabic 101
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Simple greetings and basic introduction
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How to greet people in formal situation in the Arab World
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Basic vocabulary
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Subject pronouns (singular)
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Attached pronouns (singular)
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Verb to have
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Conjugate verb to study, work, like, live in present tense
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Nominal and verbal sentences
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This is
Jan 26 - 28
1. Personal biography
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Who am I: Where I’m from, what college I study at, what do I study, where do I
live, my brothers, my sisters
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The relative noun Nisba
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Question words
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Sample of texts
Feb 02- Feb 04
1.
The Idafa structure: is one of the fundamental structures of Arabic. Formally the Idafa
consists of two or more nouns strung together to form a relation of possession or
belonging
2. Lina (story)
3. Description of people, places and things by using different pictures
4. More colors and adjectives.
Feb 09 - 11
1. Comparative and superlative
2. Plural (Introduction)
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3. Human plural
4. Human plural agreement rules
5. Subject pronouns (Plural)
Feb 16 - 18
1. I am an American soldier
2. Family members (The kinship terms used for immediate and extended family
3. Possessive pronouns (Plural)
Feb 23 – 25
1. Non-Human plural
2. Non Human plural agreements rules
3. The days of the week
4. Places and more verbs in present tense (Eat, drink, watch, travel, go, listen, do, teach,
know, write, speak, pray and visit)
5. To-indefinite
6. Future tense
7. In order to
March 02 – 04
1. Weekly activity
2. Why? In order to
3. Around Town
4. Cardinal directions
5. How to ask and answer questions about locations of places and building
March 09- 11
1. Rami and Rania (Story)
March 16 - 18
1. Noun-Adjective phrases
2. Review (Midterm)
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March 23 - 25
1. Midterm exam (Oral) March 23
2. Midterm exam (Written) March 25
March 30 – April 01
Spring Recess
April 06 – 08
1. The restaurant
2. Various menu items
3. How to order menu items
4. Different table service items
April 13 – 15
1. Personal physical features (hair color, weight, height, etc.)
2. Article of clothing
3. Colors
April 20- 22
1. Number 11-100
2. Telling time
3. Daily activities
4. Why? Because, because of and in order to
April 27 – 29
1. Verbal noun
2. Past tense
3. Shopping
May 04 – 06
1. Final review
2. Oral exam May 06
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